2023__Internazionali BNL d’Italia__Rome, Italy Exhibitions
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MODERNA is a project by Giorgio Galotti and Claudia Pignatale
on show: Marta Mancini, Gianni Politi, Alice Ronchi, Andrea Sala, Giovanna Silva, Serena Confalonieri, Front Design, Alfredo Häberli, Sebastian Herkner, Lucidi / Pevere, Millim Studio, Paola Navone, Jonathan Olivares, Marco Pettinari, STARTT, Studio F, Patricia Urquiola
in collaboration with MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
The title is an homage to the location, the Foro Italico, built between 1928 and 1937, the period named by art historians as “Modern”. In this context, the term “modern” means “belonging to the present”, but by “modern world” we also imply a complex series of subjects that have influenced the future since the days of antiquity, a past in which Rome has always held a gravitational pull and served as a source of inspiration. The exhibition path intends to give back to the visitor a series of visual suggestions between art and design that can evoke a romantic reflection on the evolution of signs and shapes through the lens of the Italian style.
Starting from the Sala delle Armi (Fencing Academy – House of Arms), a rationalist building designed by Luigi Moretti between 1933 and 1937, which this year hosts for the first time LEA, the Sport and Health Hospitality format used for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia designed to welcome guests and sponsors of the tournament, the path of art and design begins, which continues in the Corporate Hospitality lounges around the Central Tennis Stadium.
Inside LEA at Sala delle Armi room we have the coffee tables Miscellaneus and Marbelicious System by Millim Studio. Recovered marble sculpture fragments are assembled in organic shapes.
The term "system", in the latter, indicates a series of elements, connected to each other, which interact and evolve as a single whole. The marble, an inert material and a classic archetype of static nature, becomes an expression of fluidity and movement in Marbelicious.
Our products in the picture together
with the most recent cycle of paintings by Gianni Politi, the tables in solid wood by Studio F, the Impossible Wood chairs and the Pebble Rubble sofas by Front Design for Moroso.
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In the Montemario Nord room, the interior consists of faint colors between white and pastel shades that offer a backdrop to the works. The Bohemian sofa, a “liquid” reinterpretation of the classic padded couch, is matched with Cutout sculpture tables by Millim Studio, which work on the concept of subtracting shapes from a powder-coated metal sheet.
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Montemario Nord room
Exhibitions
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LEA
Lead Exclusive Area
Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Sala delle Armi - Foro Italico, Rome
ph: ©Serena Eller
MODERNA is a project by Giorgio Galotti and Claudia Pignatale
on show: Marta Mancini, Gianni Politi, Alice Ronchi, Andrea Sala, Giovanna Silva, Serena Confalonieri, Front Design, Alfredo Häberli, Sebastian Herkner, Lucidi / Pevere, Millim Studio, Paola Navone, Jonathan Olivares, Marco Pettinari, STARTT, Studio F, Patricia Urquiola
in collaboration with MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
The title is an homage to the location, the Foro Italico, built between 1928 and 1937, the period named by art historians as “Modern”. In this context, the term “modern” means “belonging to the present”, but by “modern world” we also imply a complex series of subjects that have influenced the future since the days of antiquity, a past in which Rome has always held a gravitational pull and served as a source of inspiration. The exhibition path intends to give back to the visitor a series of visual suggestions between art and design that can evoke a romantic reflection on the evolution of signs and shapes through the lens of the Italian style.
Starting from the Sala delle Armi (Fencing Academy – House of Arms), a rationalist building designed by Luigi Moretti between 1933 and 1937, which this year hosts for the first time LEA, the Sport and Health Hospitality format used for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia designed to welcome guests and sponsors of the tournament, the path of art and design begins, which continues in the Corporate Hospitality lounges around the Central Tennis Stadium.
Inside LEA at Sala delle Armi room we have the coffee tables Miscellaneus and Marbelicious System by Millim Studio. Recovered marble sculpture fragments are assembled in organic shapes.
The term "system", in the latter, indicates a series of elements, connected to each other, which interact and evolve as a single whole. The marble, an inert material and a classic archetype of static nature, becomes an expression of fluidity and movement in Marbelicious.
Our products in the picture together
with the most recent cycle of paintings by Gianni Politi, the tables in solid wood by Studio F, the Impossible Wood chairs and the Pebble Rubble sofas by Front Design for Moroso.
In the Montemario Nord room, the interior consists of faint colors between white and pastel shades that offer a backdrop to the works. The Bohemian sofa, a “liquid” reinterpretation of the classic padded couch, is matched with Cutout sculpture tables by Millim Studio, which work on the concept of subtracting shapes from a powder-coated metal sheet.
Our products in the picture together with a series of paintings on rough linen by Alice Ronchi, the Getlucky armchair by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso and the Square settee and small armchair designed by Jonathan Olivares for Moroso.
